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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/-snu
Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *-snō.
Suffix
*-snu f
- Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument.
Inflection
ō-stem | ||
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Singular | ||
Nominative | *-snu | |
Genitive | *-snā | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *-snu | *-snō |
Accusative | *-snā | *-snā |
Genitive | *-snā | *-snō |
Dative | *-snē | *-snōm |
Instrumental | *-snu | *-snōm |
Derived terms
Proto-West Germanic terms suffixed with *-snu
Descendants
- Old English: -sn
- Old Saxon: *-sna
- Old Dutch: *-sna
- Old High German: -sna, -nsa